1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 14
Record	6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Wes Fesler (4th season)
MVP	Vic Janowicz
Captain	Henry Bill Trautwein
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan $	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
No. 14 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record. The season finale against Michigan was the infamous game later known as the Snow Bowl as the teams combined for 45 punts in wintry weather. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 286–111, on the season, but head coach Wes Fesler's record against Michigan fell to 0–3–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	No. 10 SMU*	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 27–32	80,672
October 7	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 41–7	73,137
October 14	at Indiana	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 26–14	29,000
October 21	at Minnesota	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 48–0	52,115
October 28	Iowa	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 83–21	82,174
November 4	at Northwestern	No. 4	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 32–0	50,000
November 11	No. 15 Wisconsin	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 19–14	81,535
November 18	at No. 8 Illinois	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	L 7–14	71,119
November 25	Michigan	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry, Snow Bowl)	L 3–9	50,503	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Wes Fesler, head coach, fourth year

Awards and honors

Vic Janowicz, Heisman Trophy^[2]

1951 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Bob Momsen	7	80	Middle Guard	Detroit Lions
Bill Miller	26	305	Tackle	Green Bay Packers

References

^ "1950 Snow Bowl".
^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.

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